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LONDON: Saudi Arabia has provided a $20 million grant toward covering part of Sudan’s financial debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the grant was an extension to previous support provided by the Kingdom to Sudan.
He was speaking as he led the Kingdom’s delegation at the International Conference in Support of Sudan in Paris on Monday.
Saudi Arabia also announced it would transfer the balance into the two emergency and deferred fees accounts with the IMF, to contribute to the handling of arrears and alleviate Sudan’s debt burden.
Prince Faisal said that King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were keen to ease Sudan’s debt burden and contribute to addressing the nation’s arrears, in addition to “enhancing Saudi investments in Sudan and the Kingdom’s support for all sectors that would achieve the aspirations of the Sudanese people toward further progress, prosperity and development,” Saudi Press Age
LISBON President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday at the end of the social summit of the European Union (EU) held in the Port
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi, also the current Chairperson of the African Union, presented a new initiative regarding the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river.The .
2021-05-08 18:06:10 GMT2021-05-09 02:06:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KHARTOUM, May 8 (Xinhua) President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi, also the current chairperson of the African Union, presented a new initiative on Saturday regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.
The initiative was announced by Tshisekedi during his talks with Chairman of Sudan s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Khartoum, capital of Sudan. The initiative is under study by the authorities concerned, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi said after the talks, without giving further details. Sudan stands with Ethiopia s rights to develop its capabilities, benefit from the waters of the Blue Nile and develop its resources, without prejudice to the rights of others, especially the rights of Sudan and Egypt, Al-Mahdi noted.